Sanitary neck duster



Junes, y J L' GLUNT SANITARY NECK DUSTER Filed Jan. 14, 1954 F ig.

John L. G/um SANITARY NECK DUSTER John L. Glunt, Roaring Spring, Pa.

Application January 14, 1954, Serial No. 403,998

2 Claims. (Cl. 15-226) The present invention relates -to a neck dusterwhich is .primarily adapted for use in barber shops, beauty salons andsimilar establishments and it has more particular reference to a handyimplement which is characterized by a throw-away paper or equivalentsanitary dusting brush, a handle, and means for separably clamping thebrush to the working end of the handle.

An object of the invention is to provide individual customer servicesuch as is often compulsory in certain localities and, in doing so, toprovide the user of 4the brush with a construction which is simple,practical and which allows the disposable paper brush lto be quicklyattached vfor use and just as quickly and easily released and throwninto a waste paper basket or the like when its temporary usefulness hasbeen completed.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a .brush having Ithestated structural adaptations and functions which is especially novel inthat the handle thereof is formed at one end, which can be aptly calledthe lower end, with an enlarged circular -or disc-like base, said basebeing liat on the bottom and of suicient area that it may be firmlyplaced on .a shelf, table or .the like in a manner to permit the overallbrush to stand erect, whereby to obviate the necessity of placing ittemporarily out of the way in the barbers coat pocket or laying the samedown, objectionably, of course, on the usual cabinet, table, or nearbyshelf as would be the requirement when using a non-standing brush andalso, dispensing with the need for a special supporting rack such as mayordinarily be needed or provided.

Briefly summarized the subject matter of the invention appertains to asanitary neck duster or brush in combination with the hollow handleclamping means, the brush being of any suitable construction and theessential aspects of the invention having to do with the self standinghollow cylindrical handle having a supporting base at the lower end andopen end, the throw-away brush clamp, said clamp embodying a firstmember semi-.circular in crosssection, said member having .a portiontelescoping into said handle by way of the open end of the handle and aportion projecting outwardly through and beyond said open end andproviding one of the jaws, the stationary jaw. There is a secondcomplemental member opposed to the first member and this also has asemi-circular end portion which telescopes into the hollow handle by wayof the open end and this projecting portion has a pair of arms which areconfined within the limits of the handle and straddle and are hingedlyconnected with the intermediate portion of the tirst member. Through theuse of appropriate springs means disposed between and operativelyconnected with said members, and a push-button carried by the pivotedmember and operating through a hole in the handle, a practical andserviceable brush is had, one which will comply with the respectiverequirements and needs of manufacturers, retailers of barbers supplies,barbers, and other users.

Other objects, features and advantages will become nitecl StatesPatent() i more readily apparent from the following description and theaccompanying sheet of illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are applied to designate likeparts throughout the views,

Figure `l is a perspective View of a sanitary neck dusting brushconstructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in section and elevation with the 'brush removed butillustrated in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the brush by itself.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure l looking in thedirection of the arrows and taken on an enlarged scale.

Referring now to the drawing the hollow cylindrical handle is ofappropriate size and material and is denoted by the numeral l6 and, asbefore stated, it has an enlarged circular or disc-like lower end whichmay be described here as a self-standing on the self-standing base 8,the latter having a flat bottom 10 to rest on the shelf, cabinet orother supporting surface (not shown). The upper end of Ithe handle is:open .to accommodate the readily applicable and removable throw-awaypaper or equivalent brush 12 and the clamping means therefor.Incidentally, the brush is of no unusual consequence or construction butincludes a shank 14 and ribbon-like so-called bristles 16. The shanklends itself to ready attachment to the handle by way of the clampingmeans. As before stated, the clamping means is made up of twocomplemental members or sections. The one at the left in the drawings isthe relatively stationary one and this is denoted by the numeral 13. Itcomprises a sheet metal, plastic or equivalent part which issubstantially semicircular in cross-section. The inner end portionthereof, denoted at 20 in Figure 2, extends telescopically into Ithehandle by way of the upper open end and approximately one-half portionthereof projects above and beyoind the open end where it is corrugatedas at 22 and provides what is convenient-ly referred to here as thestationary jaw for the detachable sanitary brush 12. The relativelymovable member, here denoted 'by the numeral 24, is also of similarconstruction in that it is essentially semicircular in cross-section andhas its inner end portion 26 .telescoping into the handle with its upperhalf portion projecting beyond the open end of the handle and corrugatedas at 28 to provide the movable jaw. The intermediate portion isprovided along its sides with a pair of oppositely disposed outstandingarms 30-30 which straddle and are hingedly connected to the intermediateside portions of the member 118 by way of the pivotal or hinging pin 32.The latter preferably passes through .the overlapping parts as shown inFigure 4 and through and beyond the surfaces of the handle where it hasretaining heads to hold it in place. The intermediate or bight portionof the movable member has an arcuate longitudinally extending clearancebend as at 34, in Figure 2 and this cooperates with the edge '36 of theopen end and allows the jaw to be swung freely to and fro. The lower endportion 26 is provided with an integral outstanding pushbutton 38 whichextends and operates through a hole 40 provided in the intermediateportion of one side of the handle. A biasing spring in the form of acoil 42 is provided between the members as best shown in Figure 2, andthis has diverging limbs or arms 44 and 46 which project away from thecoil in opposite directions and are suitably fastened at theirrespective end p0rtions to the members, thus to hold into clampingrelation-ship. The stated spring means resists movement of the buttonand keeps the button in projected ready to use at the ready-to-useposition. The manner of grasping the handle and pushing the button andopening and closing the jaws and applying and removing the brush isquite obvious it is believed, from the drawing and especially whenconsidered in conjunction with the accompanying description.

From 4the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device willbe readily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. A sanitary neck duster comprising, in combination, a hollowcylindrical handle open at one end land closed at the other end, areadily insertable and removable throwaway brush of disposable material,a clamp for said brush embodying a tirst member having an inner endportion telescoping into the handle by way of said open end and an outerportion projecting through and outwardly beyond said open end andconstituting a jaw, a second member opposed to said first member andhaving an inner end portion telescoping into said handle also by way ofsaid open end, and an outer portion projecting through and outwardlybeyond said open end and constituting a jaw which is conipleniental withsaid first named jaw, said second member being provided intermediate itsends with a pair of arms operable within the confines of the handle andstraddling cooperating intermediate portions of `said first member, anassembling and hinging pin passing through diametrically oppositeportions of the wall of the handle, through said arms and also throughthe coop` erating lportions of said first member and permitting the jawsto open and close as intended, spring means interposed between therespective inner end portions of the respective members and biasing saidjaws toward normally closed position, said handle having a push buttonhole therein, and a push button operable in said hole and joined to theinner portion of said second member whereby upon exerting fingerpressure on said button relative to said handle, the stated jaws may bespread apart to open position.

2. A holder for a sanitary throw-away neck duster comprising a hollowcylindrical self-standing handle having its lower end closed andproviding a supporting base and its upper end open, a clamp for saidthrow-away duster, said clamp embodying a first member having an innerportion telescoping into said handle by way of said open end and anouter portion projecting through and outwardly beyond .said open end andconstituting a first jaw, a second member opposed to said first memberand having an inner portion telescoping into said handle by way of saidopen end and an outer portion projecting through and outwardly beyondsaid open end and constituting a second jaw, the intermediate portionsof said members being confined within the limits of .said handleoperating means between the intermediate portions of said members andopen outer end portion of said handle permitting the jaws to open andclose as intended, spring means operatively associated with andinterposed between the `inner portions of the respective members andspring biasing said jaws toward normally closed position, said handlehaving at least one push button hole, and at least one push buttonoperable in said hole and joined to the inner portion of one of saidmembers.

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